Junctures, frames and windows



E. J. BOASSY ETAL JUNcTUREs, FRAMES AND wINDows Dec. 27, 1966 I 2Sheets-Sheet l Filed Dec. 2l, 1964 FIG.

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JUNCTURES, FRAMES AND WINDOWS Filed Dec. 21, 1964 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 di nEM ,L www 60N/4R11 M. LIP/IAN ATTORNEY United States Patent 3,293,803JUNCTURES, FRAMES AND WINDOWS Emil J. Boassy, 376 Timber Drive, BerkeleyHeights,

NJ. 07922, and Leonard M. Lipman, 218 N. Walnut St., East Orange, NJ.07017; William Furst, administrator of said Leonard M. Lipman, deceasedFiled Dec. 21, 1964, Ser. No. 419,989 6 Claims. (Cl. 49-503) Thisinvention relates to novel articles of manufacture. In one of its morespecific aspects the invention is directed to novel corner junctures,frames and tiltable windows and especially to such windows which areslideable and latchable when in use. The term window or window frame asused herein and unless otherwise qualified or modified is intended tomean a window frame either with or without a window pane.

In the course of our experimentations, we have discovered that we couldprovide novel tiltable and latchable window frames which are adapted toaccommodate a window pane with the so-called wrap around or marineglazing and which when so coupled with a window pane could, in a verysimple manner, have the pane replaced even by an unskilled workman in arelatively short period of time without danger of damaging theindividual components thereof. Still another advantage of the presentinvention is that it is free of removable locking screws, nuts, bolts orthe like which might be misplaced or lost and is characterized by havingthe smaller elements thereof so coupled with certain rails thereof thatthere is no necessity for removing them therefrom when a window pane isto be replaced. The foregoing as well as other objects and advantages ofthe present invention will be readily apparent from the followingdescription taken in conjunction with the appended drawings wherein:

FIG. l is a top plan view of a novel window of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is cross sectional view taken on line II-II of FIG. l in thedirection of the arrows.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary view of the upper right hand corner ofthe window shown in FIG. l and is also a plane-mirror image of thecorresponding view of the upper left hand corner of the window shown asFIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a cross sectional view taken on line IV-IV of FIG. l in thedirection of the arrows.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary view of the lower left hand corner ofthe window shown in FIG. 1 and also a plane-mirror image of thecorresponding view of the lower right hand corner of the window shown inFIG. l.

As shown in the drawings, which are in illustration of and not inlimitation of the present invention, there is a tiltable and latchablewindow frame carrying a pane 11 of glass or the like. The framecomprises a sash head or upper rail assembly 12, a lower sash or lowerrail assembly 13, and a pair of like sash side or side rails 14 and 15,with the ends of each of them being mitered.

The upper rail assembly 12 includes an extruded single unitary elementcomposed of aluminum or aluminum alloy and consists of a normallyhorizontally disposed elongated channel 20 having a web 21 and a pair oflike parallel flanges 22 and 23 spaced from each other and integral withthe web 21. The web 21 is cut-out at 24 at the ends thereof toaccommodate an element 40 hereinafter described. The anges 22 and 23extend along the entire length of the web 21 and a short distancetherebeyond, due to cut-outs 24, and are of substantially the samewidthwise dimension. The flanges 22 and 23 have a plurality of shallowlengthwise recesses or grooves 30 extending the length thereof and arecapable of receiving corresponding shaped projection 2 of a glazingelement 3 composed of a rubbery material, such as rubber, polymers arms45 and 46 disposed at an angle to each other.

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or copolymers of vinyl compounds. Shallow ribs 25 and 26 respectivelyare integral with the anges 22 and 23 and extend inwardly from theinterior faces thereof and along the full lengths thereof. Said ribs 25and 26 are disposed opposite each other and are located a considerabledistance inwardly from the inner face of web 21 and a considerabledistance from the free extremities 27 and 28 respectively of the flanges22 and 23 for receiving a stretch of glazing element 3 and the normallyupper end of the window pane 11 to maintain said end in marineglazedcondition therein. Integral with the flanges 22 and extending outwardlytherefrom and along the full length thereof is a pair of ribs 32 and 33.The ribs 32 and 33 together with the outer face of flanges 22therebetween provide a way for receiving and maintaining in position astrip, not shown, of plastic material carrying particles of permanentlymagnetized material. Integral with and extending normally upwardly fromand along the full length of flange 23 is a grooved plate 34 forreceiving and holding in position a strip (not shown) of materialcarrying particles of permanently magnetized material.

Coupled with said channel 20 at each end thereof is a single unitaryelement consisting of a swivel or pivot 41 and an angular retainer 42.Pivot 41 is integral with retainer 42 through short connector 43. Theupper rail assembly also includes a pair of spring elements 44. Each ofsaid elements 44 is a piece of thin at or leaf spring steel whosewidthwise dimension is slightly less than the distance between the innerfaces of the flanges 22 and 23. Each of said spring members 44 consistsof a pair of The free end of arm 45 is bent at an appreciable angle tothe remainder thus terminating at one end in the short verticallydisposed portion 47. The other end of arm 45l is integral with anormally vertically disposed portion which in turn is integral withsomewhat flattened S shaped portion 52 which in turn is integral with aninwardly inclined portion 54 which in turn is integral with an inwardlyextending leg 56 of an approximately U shaped portion 51 terminating inleg 58. By the term U shaped as employed herein is meant any such shapewhich would include among others V or multi-U or multi-V shapes.

The element 40 is preferably a single metal casting. Retainer 42comprises an arm 60 having a pair of spaced shallow discs 61 on both theinner and outer faces thereof. Integral with arm 60 is a shorter arm 63having a boss 64 on each of the faces thereof at the outer ends thereof.Each of said discs has ashallow depression or recesses 65 therein. Thearm 60 has a recess 67 therein for receiving the end 47 of the springelement 44. And, a portion of said arm 60 has an elongated shallowrecess 68 for accommodating the arm 45. The maximum thickness of arm 60and the maximum depth of arm 60 are respectively a little less than thedistance between the inner faces of flanges 22 and 23 and a little lessthan the distance between the inner surface of web 21 and the uppersurface of ribs 25 and 26 so that, when coupled with spring 44, it isslip-lit insertable in an end of channel 20.

The single unitary members 40 are readily and easily coupled with theupper channel 20 at the ends thereof to provide a pair of pivots andspring retainers permanently secured to the channel 20 as shown in FIG.3. Because the parts used and methods of assembly are alike for bothends, we shall describe in detail the method of .assembly of said spring44 and element 40, for only the right hand side as shown in FIG. 3, itbeing understood that a similar method of assembly is used at the lefthand end to provide the channel 20 with said spring 44 and lelement 40at each end thereof. The preformed spring element is rst assembled withthe element 40 by locating the end 47 thereof in recess 67 with theremainder of arm 45 extending along and close to the inner surface ofthe arm 60 and in recess 68 and the portion 50 located on the inside andagainst the arm 63. The so positioned arms 45 and 60 are then insertedinto the end of channel 20 as far as they will go with a portion ofelement 40 in the cut-out 24. And, when in such position, parts of theflanges 22 and 23 opposite the recesses 65 are pressed or struckinwardly to provide clinching tabs 70 for permanently and rigidlyclinching or staking the channel 20 to the element 40. With the elements40 and 44 so coupled with the channel 20, the internal corner of theelement 44 is close to the outer extremity of the ribs 25 and 26 and theexternal corner of element 44 is close to the internal corner of theretainer 42, and the arm 45 is closely confined between retainer 42 andribs 25 and 26, the inner side face of the short arm 63 bears againstthe portion 50 of the spring element 44 and the free end of the arm 63which is curved thereat nestles into and bears against a part of theflattened S portion 52 of the spring element. In said construction, thespring element is permanently coupled with the channel 20, with the arm46 thereof being located outside of and normally extending downwardlytherefrom. Thus a completed upper rail assembly with spring elements atthe ends thereof is ready for assembly with other parts of the frame.

The window frame also includes a pair of side rails or sash jambs 14 and15 which are identical and are composed of aluminum or aluminum alloy;are extruded single unitary elements having mitered ends. Each side railcomprises a normally vertically disposed channel 80 having a web 81 anda pair of flanges 82. Integral with each ange 82 is an elongated narrowrib 85 extending inwardly therefrom and the full length thereof, exceptfor openings 86 therethrough for accommodating the U parts of the springmembers 44 and to provide a normally upper detent 87 and a normallylower detent 88.' The web 81 extends the full length of each of theflanges 82 except for cut-outs or openings 90 and 91 therethrough, whichare in the vicinity of and preferably opposite cutouts 86 and detents 87and 88. The widths of the flanges and web of channel 80 are the same asthe corresponding dimension of the flanges and web of channel 20; andthe ribs 85 are of the same dimensions as ribs 25 and 26 and are spacedfrom the free ends of flanges 82 the same distance that ribs 25 and 26are spaced from the free ends of flanges 22 and 23. Like flanges 22 and23, the inner faces of the anges 82 have a number of shallow grooves 30like those in flanges 22 and 23 and also extend the full length thereof.Each channel 80 is capable of receiving a stretch of glazing element 3and a normally vertically disposed end of the pane 11 to maintain saidend of said pane 11 in marine-glazed condition therein.

The lower sash or rail assembly 13 comprises a single extruded normallyhorizontally disposed elongated member 94 composed of aluminum oraluminum alloy and carrying a pair of latching bolts 92 in the endsthereof and a pair of spring elements 44 maintained in position byretainers 42. The member 94 consists of an elongated channel 95 whoseparallel ilanges 97 and 98 are spaced from each other the same distancethat parallel anges 82 are spaced from each other and whose web 99 isspaced from the free ends of the anges 97 and 98 the same distance thatthe ribs 85 are spaced from the free ends of flanges 82. Each of saidanges 97 and 98 has grooves 30 therein, and said channel 95 is capableof receiving a stretch of glazing element 3 and the lower end of pane 11to maintain said end in marine-glazed condition therein. Integral withflanges 97 and 98 are downwardly extending parallel anges 101 and 102respectively with ange 101 being of considerably lesser widthwisedimension than the ange 102 and being of such dimension that thedistance between the free extremity of flange 97 and the lower extremityof flange 101 is approximately equal to the distance between the freeextremity of a flange 82 and the outer surface of web 81. Extendinginwardly from and integral with the lower end of ange 101 is a narrowelongated rib 105; and extending inwardly from and integral with flange102 at a position directly opposite rib 105 is a narrow elongated rib107. The distance between ribs 105 and 107 and the web 99 is the same asthe distance between web 21 and ribs 25 and 26; and also the same as thedistance between web 81V and ribs 82. Each end of said member 94 ismitered on a miter line extending between the free ends of anges 97 and98 and the lower faces of the ribs 105 and 107. The lower end of theflange 102 is located a considerable distance below the rib 107 and hasa narrow horizontally disposed guide plate 109 integral therewith andextending outwardly therefrom. Plate 109 terminates in a shallow rib 111which is integral therewith and extends upwardly therefrom and is inalignment with the flanges 97 and 101. An external shallow rib 115,integral with the part of ange 102 below rib 107, extends outwardlytherefrom and serves as a spacer rib.

The latching bolts 92 are carried by said member 94 at the ends thereof.Each bolt 92 consists of an elongated main body portion 121 having anger accommodating recess 122 therein and a short rib 124 extendingnormally upwardly from body 121 and at the upper rear end thereof.Integral with rib 124 is a stud 126 around which is disposed an end of acompression coil spring 128 whose other end is secured to an anchoringtab 129 (see FIG. l) struck out of and depending inwardly from the ange101. Each latching bolt 92 is mounted as shown in FIG. 5, with the bodyportion supported on plate 109 and disposed between plate 109 and ribs107 and 105, and with the rib 124 extending upwardly between and beyondthe spaced between ribs 105 and 107. The compression spring 128 isalways in compression and tends to maintain the latching end of bolt 92in operative position as shown in FIG. 5. Mounted in each end of theelement 94 is one of said springs 44 and one of said retainers 42 asshown in FIG. 5. The spring 44 and retainer 42 combination is mountedand secured to the element 94 in the same manner that said combinationswas mounted and secured to channel 20 as heretofore described. In thisinstance however each spring 44 and retainer 42 combination has the arms45 and 60 located between the web 99 of channel and ribs 105 and 107 andmake a slip-tit therebetween when inserted therebetween after the bolt92 is coupled with the member 94 and spring 128. As shown the free endof arm 60 acts as a stop for rib 124 to limit the degree to which theouter end of latching bolt 92 extends beyond the vertical extremity ofeach of the ends of element 94 due to the action of the spring 128. Thusthe lower rail assembly has a pair of spring elements 44 secured tomember 94 and maintained in position by retainers 42, andthe arms 46thereof are located outside of the ends of members 94 and extendnormally upwardly therefrom. It also includes a pair of latching bolts92 which in operative position extend outwardly from the ends of member94 .and are movable back and forth along the length of the member 94 toinoperative and operative positions.

The window pane 11 may be easily and readily glazed in a framecomprising said upper rail assembly, the lower rail assembly and a pairof side rails. This may be eifected in the following manner:

The rubbery glazing element 3 in the form of au elongated channel withexterior small projections 2 extending along the length thereof is onlypartially slit through at predetermined positions along the lengthsthereof to provide stretches 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9. .This element is wrappedaround the pane 11, to dispose the normally lower end of the pane 11into the channel-stretch 5, the normally vertical edges of pane 11 intothe channel stretches 6 and 7 and the normally upper edge in the channelstretches 8 and 9. With said element 3 in position and being wrappedaround the ends of the pane, a side rail 14 is tamped along the webthereof whereby the end of pane 11 with stretch 6 wrapped therearound isforced into channel 80, the projections 2 enter the grooves 30 and thestretch 6 makes a tight weatherproof seal between the flanges 82 and theend of the pane therebetween. The other normally vertical end of thepane 11 is in like manner coupled with the Other side rail 15, with thestretch 7 being the glazing means. Then the normally lower assembly islikewise coupled with the normally lower end of the pane 11 havingstretch 5 wrapped therearound. In this operation, the parts 51 of thearms 46 are pulled outwardly against the spring action thereof and arelocated in the space between the webs 81 and flanges 82 and span acrossand rest upon the ribs 85. The so disposed assembly is tamped orotherwise forced towards said end of said pane 11 to locate the miteredends thereof in close proximity to the mitered ends of channels 80. Inso positioning rail 13 the bottoms of the U shaped parts 51 haveautomatically entered into the lower openings 86 and their legs 56engage the lower detents 88 to firmly couple said side rails to saidlower rail assemblies as shown in FIG. 5. And as so coupled, the shortarm 63 of retainer 42 and arm 50 of spring 44 extends upwardly into theends of the channels 80 and make tight fits between flanges 82 thereofand between web 81 and ribs 85 and due to the latching action of thelegs 56 against detents 88 engaged thereby to rmly maintain said lowerrail assembly to said side rails.

The upper rail assembly 12 is in like manner coupled with side rails 14and 15, with stretches Sand 9 wrapped around the upper end of panel 11and together located in channel 20, and with the arm 63 of retainer 42and arm 50 extending downwardly into the upper ends of said side railsbetween webs 81 and ribs 85 and the legs 56 engaging upper detents 87 tolatch and couple assembly 12 to said side rails, as shown in FIG. 3.

The frame above described and having pane 11 marineglazed therein, andbeing tiltable about pivots 41 and latchable by the action of bolts 92,may readily and easily have the pane 11 replaced and reglazed. This maybe effected by merely inserting a tool through each of normally upperopenings 90, and therewith moving the U ends 51 of the spring againstthe spring action of arms 54 out the openings 86 and whereby the detents87 are disengaged thereby to uncouple the upper rail assembly 12 fromside rails 14 and 15. While maintained in said uncoupled condition, theassembly 12 is pulled upwardly away from and entirely outside of theside rails 14 and 15. The lower rail assembly 13 may, in a similarmanner by disengaging the springs 44 from the lower detents 88, beuncoupled from the side rails 14 and 15 and removed therefrom.

A new pane and glazeable element similar to pane 11 and element 3, maynow be combined as before and together are coupled with the side rails14 and 15, then with the lower and upper rail assemblies in the mannerheretofore described to provide a slideable, tiltable, latchable framecarrying a marine glazed pane and like before is capable of beingreadily reglazed in the manner heretofore described.

While the illustrative embodiment of the invention has been described indetail, it is not to be limited thereby because various changes andmodifications may be made therein without departing from the invention.

We claim:

1. A corner juncture of:

a first channel having a bevelled end and a second channel having abevelled end, with said ends being close to each other and a detentsecured to said first channel and disposed between the inside faces ofthe flanges thereof and spaced from the inside face of the web thereofcomprising:

resilient first means comprising a first arm and a second arm angularlydisposed with respect to each other;

said first arm extending into said second channel and said second armextending outside of said second channel;

means comprising a first part and a second part secured to each other anangularly disposed with respect to each other;

said first part extending into said second channel and along said firstarm;

third means maintaining said first arm in said second channel;

said second arm and said second part extending into said first channel,with one extending along the other, and said second arm engaging saiddetent to maintain said bevelled ends in position with respect to eachother.

2. A corner juncture according to claim 1, said resilient means being asingle spring member, a portion of said second arm being at an angle to.another .portion thereof and a third portion of said second arm beinginclined with respect to said other portion and a fourth portionengaging said detent and being at an angle to said third portion.

3. A corner juncture according to claim 1, said resilient means being asingle spring member, a portion of said second arm being at an angle toanother portion thereof and a third portion of said second arm beinginclined with respect to said other portion and a fourth portionengaging said detent and being at an angle to said third portion,

a portion of said first arm being disposed at an angle to the remainderthereof,

said second mentioned means being a single rigid member,

said first part having a recess therein,

said portion of said first arm extending into said recess.

4. A frame including a pair of channels, a detent secured to one of saidchannels and disposed between the inner faces of the flanges thereof andspaced inwardly from the web thereof;

resilient means comprising a pair of arms angularly disposed withrespect to each other, one of said arms located in said other channeland the other arm extending outside of said other channel,

means comprising a pair of parts angularly disposed with respect to eachother, one of said parts located in said other channel and extendingalong said one of said arms,

means, including said one of said parts, for retaining said one of saidarms in said other channel,

said other arm and said other part extending into said first mentionedchannel,

said other arm engaging said detent to maintain said channels inposition with respect to each other.

5. A frame including a rail and a rail assembly,

(a) said rail comprising an elongated channel, a detent secured to saidchannel and disposed between the inner faces of the flanges thereof andspaced inwardly from the web thereof,

(b) said rail assembly comprising an elongated channel, a spring memberat one end of said second mentioned channel and comprising a pair ofparts disposed at an angle to each other, with one of said partsextending in said second mentioned channel along the llength thereof anddisposed inside of the web thereof and the other part of said memberdisposed outside of said second mentioned channel and extending at anangle thereto, means secured to said second mentioned channel andretaining said spring member in position, a portion of said meansextending into one end tof said second mentioned channel and anotherportion thereof disposed outside of said second mentioned channel andextending at an angle thereto, said first mentioned part of said memberextending along the normally inner surface of said first mentionedportion and said other part of said member extending along the innersurface of said other portion and terminating a material distance fromthe free end thereof,

(c) said rail assembly coupled with said rail, with said A4part of saidspring member outside of said second vmentioned chann'etl, extendinginto said first mentioned channel and disposed inside of the web andbetween the-flanges thereof and engaging said detent to latch said railassembly to said rail.

6. A glazed window capableof being reglazed and including a window pane,glazing means, an upper rail assembly and a pluraltiy of side rails;

(a) said upper rail assembly comprising an elongated channel, the web ofsaid channel being cut ont at the ends thereof, 'the ends of saidchannel being mitered, a pair of spring members, each of said memberscomprising apair of arms disposed at an angle to each other,corresponding arms of said members extending into the ends of saidchannel,y

spaced from the Web thereof and disposed between the flanges thereof,and corresponding other arms of said lmembers located outsideof andnormally extending downwardly from the ends of said channel, a pair ofsingle unitary spring member-retainer and pivot means, each of saidsecond mentioned means comprising a pair of arms disposed at an angle toeaoh other and a pivot member secured thereto, corresponding arms ofsaid second mentioned arms extending into the endsof said channel andthe pivot members extending from said last mentioned arms and throughsaid cut-outs, said first mentioned arms extending along the innersurfaces of said second mentioned arms, means, including said secondmentioned means, for coupling said members with said channel;

(b) each of said side rails comprising an elongated channel, a detentlocated inthe upper end of said channel, secured thereto, disposedbetween the anges thereof and spaced inwardly fromthe web thereof, saidweb having an opening therein located in the' vicinity of said detent;

(c) said rail assembly coupled with said side rails and said pane, saidglazing means extending along and wrapped around the normally upper andthe normally vertical ends of said pane, said glazing means and saidupper end of said pane located in said first mentioned channel, saidglazing means and said vertical ends of said pane llocated in saidnormally verticallly extending channels, said normally downwardlyextending arms of said second mentioned means and of said spring membersextending into the upper ends of said normally vertically extendingchannels, between the flanges thereof and inside of the webs thereof,the downwardly extending arms of said spring members engaging thedetents, to couple said rail assembly to said side rails, the lower endsof said spring members adapted to be actuated by a tool insertablethrough the openings in said side rails to disengage said spring membersfrom said detents to uncouple said upper rail assembly from said siderails.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,881,279 10/1932 Kessler.

2,342,537 2/ 1944 Geisler 189-36 2,619,205 11/1952 Best et al 189-75 X2,627,948 2/ 1953 Farr 189-36 X 2,870,882 1/ 1959 Tolman 189-76 X3,162,282 12/ 1964 Mendelsohn 189-76 t3,182,771 5/1965 Root 189-76 XvFOREIGN PATENTS 250,299 6/ 1948 Switzerland.

REINALDO P. MACHADO, Primary Examiner.

W. E. HEATON, Assistant Examiner.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION Patent No. 3 ,293,'803 December 27 1966 Emil J. Boassy et al.

error appears in JShe above numbered pat- It is hereby certified that tthe said Letters Patent should read as ent requiring correction and thecorrected below.

Column 6 line 2 for "an" read and column 7 line 24, for "arms", secondoccurrence, read means Signed and Sealed this 17th day of December 1968.

(SEAL) Attest:

EDWARD J. BRENNER Edward M. Fletcher, Jr.

Commissioner of Patents Attesting Officer

1. A CORNER JUNCTURE OF; A FIRST CHANNEL HAVING A BEVELLED END AND ASECOND CHANNEL HAVING A BEVELLED END, WITH SAID ENDS BEING CLOSE TO EACHOTHER AND A DETENT SECURED TO SAID FIRST CHANNEL AND DISPOSED BETWEENTHE INSIDE FACES OF THE FLANGES THEREOF AND SPACED FROM THE INSIDE FACEOF THE WEB THEREOF COMPRISING: RESILIENT FIRST MEANS COMPRISING A FIRSTARM AND A SECOND ARM ANGULARLY DISPOSED WITH RESPECT TO EACH OTHER; SAIDFIRST ARM EXTENDING OUTSIDE OF SAID SECOND SAID SECOND ARM EXTENDINGOUTSIDE OF SAID SECOND CHANNEL; MEANS COMPRISING A FIRST PAR AND ASECOND PART SECURED TO EACH OTHER AN ANGULARLY DISPOSED WSITHIN RESPECTTO EACH OTHER; SAID FIRST PART EXTEINDING INTO SAID SECOND CHANNEL ANDALONG SAID FIRST ARM; THIRD MEANS MAINTAINING SAID FIRST ARM IN SAIDSECOND CHANNEL; SAID SECOND ARM AND SAID SECOND PART EXTENDING INTO SAIDFIRST CHANNEL, WITH ONE EXTENDING ALONG THE OTHER, AND SAID SECOND ARMENGAGING SAD DETENT TO MAINTAIN SAID BEVELLED ENDS IN POSITION WITHRESPECT TO EACH OTHER.